Add the activity types that you currently use below:

Activity Types

Pre-Reading

  • Develop Alphabetic Knowledge
  • Develop Phonemic Awareness
  • Develop Decoding Skills
  • Introduce Vocabulary
  • Activate Prior Knowledge
  • Make Predictions

During-Reading


  • Read Aloud
  • Think Aloud
  • Guided Reading
  • Directed Listening/Thinking Activity
  • Directed Reading/Thinking Activity
  • Discussion
  • Full Class Literature Study
  • Lit Circles
  • Readers Workshop
  • Book Clubs
  • SSR
  • Independent Reading

Post-Reading


  • Summarizing
  • Retelling
  • Sharing
  • Visualizing
  • Discussing
  • Draw Conclusions
  • Evaluating
  • Quizzing/Testing
  • Creating Projects/Artifacts

Vocabulary


  • Vocabulary Awareness
  • Vocabulary Analysis
  • Vocabulary Use

Comprehension


  • Cloze Techniques
  • Semantic Feature Analysis
  • Graphic Organizers/Charts
  • Cause/Effect
  • Compare/Contrast
  • Inferencing
  • Story Pyramids
  • Picture Walk
  • Reciprocal Teaching
  • Reciprocal Questioning
  • Point of View
  • QAR
  • Think-Pair-Share
  • Story Map

Fluency


  • Model Fluent Reading
  • Chorral Reading
  • Paired Reading
  • Repeated Reading
  • Readers' Theater
  • Recitation
  • Debate

Writing


Activity Type Categories from:
Schmidt, D., Harris, J., & Hofer, M. (2009, February). K-6 literacy learning activity types. Retrieved from College of William
and Mary, School of Education, Learning Activity Types Wiki: http://activitytypes.wmwikis.net/file/view/K-6LiteracyLearningATs-Feb09.pdf